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Friday, 14 September 2007

Health and Eucharist

Alex Tang gives a review on Joseph Prince's book, Health and Wholeness through the Holy Communion (Singapore: Media, 2006). One of the points highlighted is that “The Holy Communion is God’s solution to offset the decay (ageing). And even your friends will see the results. They will ask you, “Hey, why do you seem to look younger and younger? You never seem to age!”” (p.58).

Hmmm....any truth? Well....since coming to STM, I have been having Holy Communion more frequently now - twice a week in the seminary chapel. Could this be the result that when I went to see the doctor last week, he was shocked to find out that I am a lecturer and not a first year student? (BTW - it happened again earlier today when I took my mother to see her doctor. The doctor asked, "Are you a student?")

What is happening to the church in Singapore and Malaysia? If you want to stay young, you now have a choice: take frequent Holy Communion, or let your pastor touch your body parts and pray for you! Pick your choice....

10 comments:

One of my customer, who is working in the bookshop at Joseph Prince's church, said that the book is very good and she bought a few as gifts to friends... When i heard that, i tried hard to not rolled my eyeballs.

After the hiccups with this year's application, i dont think i would want to do my theological studies in an evangelical seminary at this moment. I need too much space to breathe, space where some evangelicals, sometimes, consider over the borders. If you know what i mean :)

Not too sure what u mean by "evangelical sometimes, consider over the borders" that discourage you to study at evangelical seminary at the moment?? Please enlighten. Sounded like u may consider pentecostal seminary, liberal seminary, or Roman Catholic seminaries??!!!

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I am a Christ-follower by calling, a Lecturer in New Testament Studies and Assistant Director of Postgraduate Studies at Seminari Theoloji Malaysia by vocation, and a lover of the New Testament by passion. I am also an ordained minister of the Evangelical Free Church of Malaysia.